Elementary · Florida
South Mckeel Academy
CharterSouth Mckeel Academy, a public elementary school in Lakeland, Florida: grades pre-k–6, 1,200 students, 17.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Polk.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 1,200
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.0
- Students per teacher
- 17.4
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 15.8 · 2,167 schools compared
More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 96% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 578 · 2,223 schools compared
Larger than 99% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Florida: 57%78%proficient
+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 91% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 55% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
668 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Florida: 59%84%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 92% of elementary schools in Florida
Median 60% · 2,181 elementary schools compared
671 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Midsize city
- Run by
- Polk
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Polk.
Location
- Address
- 2222 Edgewood Dr S, Lakeland, FL 33803
- Phone
- (863)510-0044
- City or town
- Lakeland
- County
- Polk County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oscar J. Pope Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 365 | 19.2 | 39% | 39% |
Crystal Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 437 | 16.2 | 31% | 35% |
Highlands Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 691 | 15.0 | 64% | 69% |
Cleveland Court Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 374 | 13.9 | 71% | 74% |
Carlton Palmore Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 402 | 15.5 | 53% | 48% |
Philip O'brien Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 625 | 20.2 | 31% | 29% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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